Extreme thought I like McBride at the 2 in the starting unit … McBride is an unreal defender. his elite defense and shooting would complement bridges and og. Teams are gonna cheat with Josh out there he’s never been a marksman . We are gonna miss Devo .

First game with a brand new unit vs defending champs … that’s a tough start. Will look forward to getting revenge later in the year when we are firing on all cylinders.

29 threes is insane .

fitzfarm wrote:Honestly, not mad. It’s gonna take awhile for this team to gel and get comfortable. It would have been very unusual if they just crushed from the beginning. Also the C’s live or die from 3 tonight they just couldn’t miss… I don’t care if you have 5 superstars if your opponent hits 29 threes your going to loose . Boston shot 58 threes lol that’s crazy. Even 48 is crazy. I thought they did a very poor job getting them off the line and forcing them to take it inside.

Extreme thought I like McBride at the 2 in the starting unit … McBride is an unreal defender. his elite defense and shooting would complement bridges and og. Teams are gonna cheat with Josh out there he’s never been a marksman . We are gonna miss Devo .

First game with a brand new unit vs defending champs … that’s a tough start. Will look forward to getting revenge later in the year when we are firing on all cylinders.

29 threes is insane .

I had suggested starting McBride in a previous thread. He would give the Knicks 5 shooters on court at the same time. Would even consider starting Precious when he’s back.
Hart coming off the bench is the way to go. He gives that spark in so many facets.
Let Payne be the score coming off the bench.

Pg: Brunson, Kolek
Sg: McBride,Payne
Sf: Bridges, Hart
Pf: OG, Precious
C: KAT, Hukporti

TLover wrote:

fitzfarm wrote:Honestly, not mad. It’s gonna take awhile for this team to gel and get comfortable. It would have been very unusual if they just crushed from the beginning. Also the C’s live or die from 3 tonight they just couldn’t miss… I don’t care if you have 5 superstars if your opponent hits 29 threes your going to loose . Boston shot 58 threes lol that’s crazy. Even 48 is crazy. I thought they did a very poor job getting them off the line and forcing them to take it inside.

Extreme thought I like McBride at the 2 in the starting unit … McBride is an unreal defender. his elite defense and shooting would complement bridges and og. Teams are gonna cheat with Josh out there he’s never been a marksman . We are gonna miss Devo .

First game with a brand new unit vs defending champs … that’s a tough start. Will look forward to getting revenge later in the year when we are firing on all cylinders.

29 threes is insane .

I had suggested starting McBride in a previous thread. He would give the Knicks 5 shooters on court at the same time. Would even consider starting Precious when he’s back.
Hart coming off the bench is the way to go. He gives that spark in so many facets.
Let Payne be the score coming off the bench.

Pg: Brunson, Kolek
Sg: McBride,Payne
Sf: Bridges, Hart
Pf: OG, Precious
C: KAT, Hukporti

The problem wasn’t the shooting tonight it was the asinine lack of perimeter D. Bridges and OG need to step up

Knicksfan wrote:Damn people, it’s like you’ve never heard a story or seen a movie about a team becoming champions by overcoming challenge after challenge.

We were never supposed to go to Boston and beat their behinds on Day 1! We have a LONG way to go so if you can’t handle the pressure because you have somehow forgot how you survived the Dark Ages, I don’t know what to tell you.

Funny for those of you still crying for Divo and Randle because that will be your song and it’s so disingenuous. For the first time in what feels like a lifetime, the Knicks are playing with adult pieces, with the kind of players that once you figure it out you can really dream of a championship. Not just hoping, the main pieces are actually here.

Now, where they supposed to jell from Day 1? Only on PS5. This team had a significant makeover, with lots of pieces that are still just learning the Thibs way, while he also adapts to the most offensively powerful team he has probably ever had. Some players are lost while others are green. But the talent is not in question.

Buckle up! The lift-off will really get bumpy. This team is so far away from where they can be to close out the season. But the potential is there. It really is.

We definitely have many problems to figure out. I’m not sugarcoating this game or the possible rough start coming up. But if you can’t see that us starting with a lot to figure out is actually part of the plan, then tune back in a few months, but you’ll miss part of the fun.

All good points. At the same time we didnt expect a team built on defense to tie the worst defensive performance against the 3 in NBA history. Both things can be true.

Want to see Brunson go back to being an MVP finalist, a good mix of passing and scoring. He has to lead the way. Much better ball movement all around.

Much better 3pt D of course, much better offensive rebounding, with or without Mitch. The rest will follow.

DLeethal wrote:I’m very worried about Bridges. Some horror stories from dudes breaking their shots and losing every ounce of confidence they once had.

could this go down as one of the wort trades in franchise history?

Backup C is a problem especially if KAT is subbing out with 6 mins left and Sims will play against opposing starting units.

We never contest 3 point shooters well under Thibs but we always dominated the boards and guarded the rim. If we aren’t gonna do the latter with this team we need to guard the 3 at an elite level. That’s the biggest worry right now.